# Accident 19790613020239A: Piper PA28151, Flat Rock, VA, June 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1979, 20:00 local time
- Place: Flat Rock, VA
- Airport: Flat Rock
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N43243, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43243) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 55 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79DID26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DID26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790613020239A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENG. STOPPED DURING CLIMBOUT. RETURNED FOR LNDG WITH PART PWR. ENG. STOPPED ON FINAL. HIT WIRES. FUEL - EMPTY TANK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD79DID26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DID26), Jun 13, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N43243), Flat Rock, VA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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